Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010087262026 2026:GAU- AS:10961-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1561/2026 HILLAL AHMED CHOUDHURY AND ANR. S/O. NUR UDDIN CHOUDHURY, PRESENTLY SERVING AS IN CHARGE HEADMASTER, CHITALMARI HIGH SCHOOL, R/O. VILL. AND P/O. SAMARALI BAZAR, DIST. HOJAI, ASSAM, PIN-782439 2: JAMAL AHMED SO LATE ABDUL KADIR PRESENTLY SERVING AS ASSISTANT TEACHER SCIENCE CHITALMARI HIGH SCHOOL R/O. VILL. DIGHALJAR DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN-78243 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, CIVIL SECRETARIAT, BLOCK C, DISPUR, GHY, ASSAM, PIN-781006 2:THE SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT BLOCK C DISPUR GHY ASSAM Page No.# 2/4 PIN 781006 3:THE DIRECTOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY ASSAM PIN 781019 4:THE DIRECTOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY ASSAM PIN 781019 5:THE CHITHALMARI ME SCHOOL REPRESENTED BY ITS HEADMASTER CUM MEMBER SECRETARY OF THE SMC SMDC OF THE SCHOOL PO SAMARALL BAZAR DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782439 6:JAYNUL HOQUE BORBHUIYA PRESIDENT OF SMC SMDC OF CHITHALMARI ME SCHOOL SO SAMIR UDDIN BARBHUIYA RO VILL SAMARALL BAZAR PS MURAJHAR DIST HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782439 7:AHMED ALI SO LATE HAZI SAMAD ALI RO VILL SAMARALL BAZAR PO SAMARALL BAZAR DIST HOJAI ASSAM PIN 78243 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B PURKAYASTHA, MR. J P BARUAH Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU., A JUBARIA(R6,7),S SEKH(R6,7),MR S H MAHMUD(R6,7),MR. M U MAHMUD(R6,7),SC, ELEM. EDU Page No.# 3/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 07-08-2026 (Arun Dev Choudhury, J) 1. We have heard Mr. B. Purkayastha, learned counsel for the applicants/appellants and Ms. A. Das, learned Standing counsel, Education Department for the respondent/opposite party Nos. 1 to 4. Also heard Ms. T. Begum, learned counsel, for the respondent/ opposite party Nos. 6 & 7. 2. The present Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicants/appellants seeking condonation of the delay of 7 days in preferring the connected Writ Appeal against the order dated 26.03.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in Review Petition No. 10/2026. 3. Perused the averments made in the application. 4. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay of 7 days in preferring the connected appeal. 5. We, therefore, condone the delay. 6. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. Page No.# 4/4 7. Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is found defect free, list it on 11.09.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant